Welcome to the National Capital Area Chapter

The National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society is a group of people in the Washington, D.C. area who are interested in the gesneriad plant family.

“The purpose of the chapter shall be to afford a convenient and beneficial association of persons interested in gesneriads; to stimulate a widespread interest in the identification, correct nomenclature, culture, and propagation of gesneriads; and to encourage the origination and introduction of new cultivars.” (NCAC bylaws, revised April 1981)

The National Capital Chapter meets four times a year at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. and publishes the Petal Tones Newsletter.

Check out the September 2008 issue here.

The next meeting is on October 11 , 2008 at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Please plan on joining us. For directions, click here.

See pictures and entries from the Plant Show and Sale "Gesneriad Games" held March 15 & 16, 2008 and sponsored by the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.